PROVO, Utah—The APX Group, of which home automation/home security provider Vivint operates as a subsidiary, received 100 percent of the two categories of outstanding notes that were subject to an exchange offer that closed Oct. 24, the company has announced.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—In the wake of a devastating six-alarm fire Oct. 17 at an apartment building here, City Council candidates are thinking of ways to encourage owners of older buildings to retrofit the structures with fire sprinklers.